1. Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
  2. When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
  3. All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
  4. A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
  5. Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
  6. Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
  7. Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
  8. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  9. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  10. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  11. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.